Mixer and disintegrator.



Patented Oct. 19, 191,5.

C T. DU HELL. MIXER` ND DISINTEGRATOR. APPLICATION FILED IAN. s. 1915.

" CHARLES T. nu EELL, 0E Los ANGELES, cALIFoENIA.

MIXER AND nIsINTEGE'AToE.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it knownthat I, CHARLES T. DU RELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, inv the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Mixer and Disintegrator, of which the following is a specification.

My .invention relates to improvements in mixers and disintegrators in which a vertically adjustable vortex jet is provided to force a'liquid into and through the trunca-v tion of a cone in the mixer and disintegrator; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide a truncated cone inside of the casing of the mixer with its truncated end hanging downwardly into the casing,

while the base of the cone is attached to the upper end of the casing second, to provide a vortex jet concentrically to the casing and to thevv cone, vertically adjustable above and into the cone; third, to provide -holes in the walls of the cone, allowing the mixture to boil'and agitate below and aboye the cone; fourth, to providev a discharge openingslightly vbelow the junction of the base of the cone with the casing; and, fifth,

to provide chutes through whichl to direct liquids, solids and gases into the mixer. I attain these objects by the combination, con# struction and arrangement of devices-here: after described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which is showing a vertical sectional view of my.

device. Y

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the papers. j

' The casing 1 of my mixer is 'on its upper end rigidly connected with the base of the truncated cone 2, as indicated at 3, while .the truncated end 4 of the cone 2 is hanging downwardly into the casing 1. Slightly bellow the junction ofthe base of the `c'one 2 with the upper -end of the caslng 1 1s'tl1edischarge opening -5 with an outlet-gutter or tube, indicated at 6. For mlxtures', subject to froth, the cone 2 may' be attached to thecasing far enough below the edge 3,

allowing the casing 1 to form a rim to extend high enough-above the cone 2, preventing' the froth to overiow.

The truncated cone 2 is providedwith holes 7, vthe `purpose of which will be dei scribed later on. c

- A vortex jet 8 1s arranged concentrically Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented 0eme, 1915.

Application led January 5, 1915. Serial No. 709.

to the casing 1 and to the cone 2,' being vertically adjustably held by an arm 9, which 1s attached to the casing l as indicated at 10,

to be lowered into the cone 2, as indicatedv I vnumber of `chutes and tubes can be had foI` any number of additional liquids, gases, sollds and the like, to be mixed together.

The liquid coming out of the vortex jet 8,

being forced into and through the truncation 4 ofthe cone 2, causes a Violent boiling and agitation in the mixer, by which the mixture from below the cone 2 is running` back through 'the holes 7 from where it is again and again forced into and through the truncated cone 2. By this boiling and agitation, any solid, as sand, clay and the like, which can be broken up by a jet, being 'fed into the mixer by the chutes 12, will be mixed with the liquid coming out from the .vortex jet 8, and it will be mixed also with any ,additional gas or other liquid to be discharged into the mixer from the tubes 14,

agitating, disintegrating and mixing, as any heavy .piece will sooner go through the -lower holes 7 in the cone 2' before -it will `escape through the discharge opening 5, and thus a good equalized stream will .iiow

out of the mixer at the discharge opening 5. The liquid from the vortex jet will also produce a'certain suction in the cone 2, which will cause air to'be drawn into the mixer. In case that my' mixer is used in a room. lled with gas, this gas will also be vdrawn into the mixer, supersaturating the mixture with the gas. Thus any mixture can be supersaturated with air or gas, and lthis supersaturated mixture can be drawn oft' from 4the outlet-gutter or tube 6. Having thus described my 'invention I claim:

A device for the purpose described, consisting of a casing having an outlet near itsv upper edge, a truncatedl cone connected at' its upper and larger end to the upper end of said casing and having openings in its In Atesiiirvnony whereof l hereunto aiiix sldes, feeding; means suitablyl arranged to my signature in the presence of two Wit- 10. the device having adjusting means adapted nesses.

to discharge different solids and liquids into. i i said cone in certain quantities, and a vortex CHARLES T' DU RELL' Jet suitably supported onsaid casing and Witnesses:

adaped to discharge into said cone, all sub- OTTO H. RMEGER, Stantlally as' described.l FRANK E. EAKER. 

